Original article
Secular trends in periprosthetic joint infections following primary hip and knee arthroplasties: A 15-year cohort study from the VINCat Program (2008–2022)
Tendencias seculares en infecciones articulares periprotésicas tras artroplastias primarias de cadera y rodilla: un estudio de cohorte de 15 años del Programa VINCat (2008-2022)
Joaquín López-Contrerasa,b,1,
, Pol Duch Lloracha,b,1, Nerea Roch Villaverdec,d, Alexander Almendrale, Ana Felisa Lópezf, Marilo Marimong, M. Angeles Domínguez-Luzónh,i,j, Jose Carlos Martinez-Pastork, Joan Ramoneda Salasl, Natividad Benitom,b,n,o, Laura Moratap, Ricardo Zules-Oñaq,r,s,t,u, Enrique Limóne,n,v,x, Miquel Pujole,n,w,x, on behalf of the VINCat Orthopedic Surgery Module Team 2
Corresponding author
a Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
b Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
c Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
d Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
e VINCat Program Surveillance of Healthcare Related Infections in Catalonia, Department de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
f Department of Infectious Diseases, Sant Joan de Reus University Hospital, Reus, Spain
g Infection Control Department, Catalonia General Universitari Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
h Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
i Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapy, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
j Research Network for Infectious Diseases, CIBERINFEC, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
k Head of Knee Unit, Joint and bone Infection Unit, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Associate professor, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
l Knee Unit, Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Hospital de Terrassa, CST, Terrassa, Spain
m Infectious Diseases Division Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
n CIBERINFEC – CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
o The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Brisbane, Australia
p Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques Agust Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
q Servei de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
r Servei de Medicina Preventiva i Epidemiologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
s Departament de Pediatria, d’Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública, Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
t Grup de recerca de Epidemiologia i Salut Pública, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
u Universidad UTE, Centro de Investigación de Salud Pública y Epidemiología Clínica (CISPEC), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Quito, Ecuador
v Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Mother–Infant Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
w Infectious Diseases Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
x Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Ver másMembers of VINCat Orthopedic Surgery Module Team participating in the programme:
